Weekend with Miss Michigan

And the crowd went crazy!

Gina Valo, Miss Michigan, visited several radio stations, spoke to children at three Traverse City schools, bowled at Wilderness Crossing to raise money for Children's Miracle Network, played the fiddle during Sunday worship and spoke to the youth groups at
Bay Pointe Community Church.

The children gave her a warm welcome and were enthralled by her presentation, Right Decisions, Right Now. This school welcomed Gina with a mural of Michigan, even including the logo of her beloved Pistons!


Gina received a standing ovation after her fiddle performance at the 11:00 AM service. Over 800 people loved hearing her play!

We had a wonderful weekend visiting with Gina! We look forward to spending time with her at the Miss Michigan Scholarship Pageant in June.

Miss Michigan comes to Traverse City

We are so excited to bring Miss Michigan to Traverse City this weekend! Gina will be speaking to three schools on Friday and the Bay Pointe youth group on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon will be spent at the Bowl-a-Thon, which will benefit the Children's Miracle Network. Sunday morning, Gina will be performing with the Bay Pointe worship team.

Please join us!

We Saw A Miracle!

Hi everyone.

Last night, a miracle walked into Classic Gallery. Jennifer came for a Miss Heart of Michigan board meeting.

We had no idea that she would be healthy enough to be out of bed. Not only is she out of bed, she looks like she was never near death.

When Jennifer awoke from her coma, she immediately starting writing notes to the hospital staff (she was still on the respirator, so she could not talk). The next day, she was walking. She went home a few days later.

Jennifer gets tired sometimes, but overall, she looks wonderful and says she feels fine. Her unborn son is doing great.

Praise God for all of the details that brought her back to us. Her father the physician, her brother in law, the interpreter, her husband who spent fourteen hours on the phone getting her back to the states, all played a part to bring her back to life. Her family took care of Laurel so her husband did not have to leave Jennifer's side. When she arrived in Grand Rapids at 4:00 AM, there were fourteen specialists ready to take care of her. By 6:00 AM, she was stable and on the road to recovery.

Her neighbors and friends cleaned her entire house to prepare for her homecoming. They have received meals every day since she has been home.

Jennifer thinks that over 10,000 people prayed for her! Praise God for prayer warriors and for answered prayer.

I saw a miracle in my mother's recovery from ovarian cancer and I saw a miracle with Jennifer. God still makes miracles!

Thank you for being a part of Jennifer's healing and recovery,

Loretta

Welcome Brady!

We welcome Brady to Classic Gallery!

He is so handsome and we absolutely love his hair!

We look forward to watching him grow.

His parents joined Brady for his very first portrait at five weeks.

Sometimes, being a baby is very hard work. He let dad know that he was not happy. A few minutes later, he was sound asleep again.

He was sooo sleepy, and so precious!